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Sometimes I think that Fate has it in for my hometown. Detroit has suffered through the oil embargo of the 1970s, the recessions of every decade since, and now, the epic biggest-ever municipal bankruptcy of all time. Plus, during all that time: the eternal shame of hosting the Detroit Lions. Then last week, we endured rain heavy enough to float Noah's ark, except that in what was clearly a cost-cutting move, Mother Nature decided that rather than flood Motown for 40 days and 40 nights, it was cheaper to dump a month's worth of rain on us in one afternoon and wait for all the sewers to back up. Now it really IS a wet bar Detroit isn't alone. Parts of New York, Maryland...

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Sometimes I think that Fate has it in for my hometown.
Detroit has suffered through the oil embargo of the 1970s, the recessions of every decade since, and now, the epic biggest-ever municipal bankruptcy of all time. Plus, during all that time: the...